Gospel Today magazine pulled from Christian bookstores’ shelves
September 23rd, 2008
Smiling women on the cover of a slick magazine. Sold from under the counter. Must request it from store clerk.
That’s not something a buyer would typically find in a Christian bookstore. Not unless it’s one of the more than 100 Lifeway Christian Bookstores across the United States, including about six in metro Atlanta.
Gospel Today, the Fayetteville-published magazine, was pulled off the racks by the bookstores’ owner, the Southern Baptist Convention. The problem? The five smiling women on the cover are women of the cloth — church pastors.
Southern Baptist polity says that’s a role reserved for men.
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1. MamaToots | September 23rd, 2008 at 9:28 am
The scripture that is the basis for the Baptist belief is written by Paul. What many do not understand is: Paul translated from the Hebrew language and the Greek language….and we are missing the translation.
The mission of sharing the gospel is for ALL Christian………male or female. If a female feels God has called her to the ministry in the capacity of pastoral care and preaching, who are WE to question this?? We should encourage all to listen to God’s calling for their life…………HE uses all of us to build HIS kingdom for HIS glory!
I personally find it sad that, being of Baptist heritage, this is such a HUGE issue w/i that denomination.
2. Bone | September 24th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Who gave those women shoes and let them out of the house?
Richard
Bone
out
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